From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 22 05:39:21 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B274516A4DA for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 05:39:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (ns0.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.187.76.162]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF17443D55 for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 05:39:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from [IPv6:::1] (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7M5csDX095165; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:38:54 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Authentication-Results: smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk from=m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk; sender-id=softfail; spf=softfail X-SenderID: Sendmail Sender-ID Filter v0.2.14 smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk k7M5csDX095165 Message-ID: <44EA9866.3030305@infracaninophile.co.uk> Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:38:46 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman Organization: Infracaninophile User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060801) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <200608211444.50152.gerard@seibercom.net> <44EA0352.7020206@u.washington.edu> <44irkl27pi.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <44irkl27pi.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.0.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigE341C3670F25A8E6A726EAAE" X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1]); Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:39:15 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.4/1705/Tue Aug 22 02:18:23 2006 on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, DKIM_POLICY_TESTING,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.1.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.4 (2006-07-25) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk Cc: Garrett Cooper Subject: Re: [OT] CVSUP (was "Re: Was: Re: Why This Infinite Loop??") X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 05:39:21 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigE341C3670F25A8E6A726EAAE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Garrett Cooper writes: >=20 >> Gerard Seibert wrote: >=20 >>> IMHO, it might be a lot easier for him to use portsnap. Especially >>> if he is not familiar with the FBSD ports system. Just my opinion >>> though. >=20 >> CVSUP isn't that difficult IMHO to learn, and is a better, more >> efficient way to download the ports Makefiles. >=20 > In what way? For typical applications, lower bandwidth usage is > supposedly an advantage of portsnap. >=20 >> It will take him all of= >> 10-20 minutes to configure if he reads the documentation and uses the >> example file. >=20 > I would think so. And it can be used with arbitrary cvs trees, > including the FreeBSD source tree. On the other hand, it doesn't > come in the FreeBSD base system, and it doesn't sign the updates. But csup(1) is in the base system for values of base system equal to 6.1-STABLE or better. csup(1) is cvsup(1) reimplemented in plain C and apart from the graphical display stuff is a drop in replacement for cvsup(1). Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enigE341C3670F25A8E6A726EAAE Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE6phu8Mjk52CukIwRCMS1AJwMU5tcpDU13xO/wdMegB4kvyBP8QCfQN5E yBiWPDIK+mvTVYTNSacHkMU= =NBZM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigE341C3670F25A8E6A726EAAE--